What does God think? - Part 3

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says God, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you good hope and a good future. Jeremiah 29:11

Your communication of thoughts to each other is very important, if, you want to strengthen your relationship. No matter what relation it will be, a friend, a brother, a sister, or even your parents. You have to reveal your thoughts to the other person. Discard the negative and wrong thoughts and think good thoughts. Start thanking God, for your spouse, their family, your family, your brothers etc. You will start having good thoughts towards them. This will help you build your relation. Start thanking your spouse and appreciate each other and encourage each other. Your spouse doing good means your family and you are doing good.

Family building is a team work. Be an effective team player. Enjoy each others success. Don't try to put each other down. 

Encourage your brother, sister and even your parents. In this stressful life, a word of encouragement means a lot. As you would encourage your close friend, so encourage your spouse and family members. Many don't do this, because they think that others will take their advantage. God will not allow others to take your advantage. Even if others take your advantage, they will not be able to do it for a long period. God will not allow you to be destroyed. If God allows others to take advantage of you, He will give you double grace and double of everything. Moreover, the truth is, that love never fails and soon the other person who is taking advantage of you will change, because of your love. There is power in love. Many of us don't understand the power in love. Love can change a person. Love can endure sufferings. Love can even raise a person from the dead. We have not actually tapped on the resource of Love. When we understand love, we will not have any questions. We will be willing to undergo sufferings only to see a change in our loved ones. Sacrifice is a part of love. God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, Jesus Christ for us. That is Love. That love has changed us. That love in us has the power to change anyone and any situation.

This knowledge and working in this truth of love will give you great joy and satisfaction that will make you forget all the pain and suffering you underwent. Remember a mother who is about to conceive, she is not going through a good time during conception. She is undergoing labour pains, which is tremendous and unbearable, yet she wants a child. After the child is born, she forgets all the labour pain she underwent, only because of the love she has for her child. Thats what love does. It covers multitude of sins. It forgives and forgets, even after undergoing tremendous suffering and pain. The love of God in you will change others. Be patient and don't give it. Don't fight for your rights and what you deserve always. Let go of somethings, it will benefit you in the longer run.

– Jimsen & Sneha